File photo of Supreme Court of India. (Photo credit: Shutterstock)New Delhi- The Supreme Court on Friday directed all states and Union Territories to ensure girl students in private and government schools are provided bio-degradable menstrual sanitary pads for free, and held that the right to menstrual health is a part of the fundamental right to life enshrined in the Constitution. A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan told states and Union Territories to ensure separate toilets for female and male students in all schools. It also said all schools, irrespective of whether they are state-run or controlled, will have to provide disabled-friendly toilets. ADVERTISEMENT“The right to menstrual health is part of the right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution,” the court held.